Attachment for shoe ornaments



DeC- 10, 1929 L. MYERS ET Ax. 1,738,605

ATTACHMENT FOR SHOE ORNAMENTS Filed March 2e. 1929 y 2 sheets-sheet 1 BY @uw V644@ ,fabi ATTORNEYS.

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ATTACHMENT FOR SHOE ORNAMENTS Filed March 26, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet y $19 a/gge Hav/w59 an. BY 73m@ @44M A TTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 10, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENE OFFICE WILLIAM L. MYERs, or NEWARK, AND GEORGE n nARRsoN, 0E BELLEVILLE, NEW

JERSEY, AssIGNoRs To L. A. MYERS, JR., LNG., 0E NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A coR- PORATION 0F NEW JERSEY ATTAGBMENT kFOR SHOE ORNAMENTS Application led March 26, 1929. Serial No. 350,006.

This invention relates to means for attaching an ornament commonly referredto as a buckle to the forward portion of a pump, slipper or the like; and has for its obj ect to provide an attachment-by whichan ornament of the common construction found on the market may be snapped into position on the shoe.

' A further object of the invention is to pro- Vide a construction` of attachment by which buckles yor shoe ornaments lmay be interchangeable one with another on the shoe.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment which will be narrow in width so as not to interfere with the stretch of an elastic insert or goring to which it may be attached at the forward edge of the pump or slipper.

' With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists of certain vnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

l Figure 1 is a perspective View Vof the forward portion of a ladies pump or slipper with ornament attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the shoe with the ornament removed, showing the plate attachment member as secured to the shoe.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the plate attachment member.

Figure'l is a plan View showing the plate attachment member as sewed to the portion of the shoe to which it'is secured.

Figure 5 is a side view thereof showing the` shoe indicated in section.

Figure 6 shows the attachment as stapled onto the shoe las distinguished from the sew- 4 ing in Figures L and 5.

Figure 7 is a modified form of plate attachment member showing integral spurs formed on the edges thereof for securing the same to the shoe. Y Figure 8 is a sectional view of Figure 7 showing the plate member attached to a por- Y tion of the shoe. f

member to the shoe as formed within the peripheral edges of the device and also showing a modified form of means for preventing sliding movement of the buckle bar on theV operate with the V-shaped detents shown in Y Figures 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, for holding the same against sliding movement. Figure 14 is a back view of a'4 buckle provided with holes the middle one of which cooperates with the means shown in Figures 9, 10, rand 11 to prevent sliding of the same on the attachment plate member. 'v

Figure 15 is a plan view of the plateattachment member with the ornamental plate v portion of the buckle removed showing the notched bar in engagement with its fastening plate member.

Figure 16 is a view similar to Figure 15 showing the buckle bar of Figure 14C in engagement with the form of :holding means shown in Figures 9, 10, and 11.`

Figure 17 is a sectional view of a still further modified form showing the hole in the bar of the buckle in engagement with the pressed out detent shown on the plate attachment member. Y

Figure 18 is a perspective view of still further modiiication showing a different 'form of resilient holding means for engagement with the bar of the buckle.

Figure 19 is a perspective view similar to Figure 18 showing the baras engaging the resilient means.

Figure 20 is a perspectiveV view of 'a still further modification having. spring fingers raised from the stock of the plate and disposed in opposite directions. `f

Figure 21 is a view similar to` Figure 2O sewed onto the shoe.

showing the bar as engaged by the spring fingers.

Figure 22 is a perspective view of a still further;V modified: form of Vplatei attachment member@ Y i if I i' Figure 23 is a perspective view showing the plate member in Figure 22 as engaging the bar of the buckle there being two sets of fingers formed to engage the bar on opposite sides.

Figure 24 is a section illustrating a modiication with the fingers as illustrated in Figures 2 to 17 asrolled outwardly -instead of inwardly.

Ornaments'which are used on the forward portion of a shoe are commonly provided with a bar spaced from the'back thereof formed with openings adapting them to be It is found, however, desirable to provide a means by which these i buckles may bel quickly snapped upon the shoes and interchanged at will without any material alterations of the back bar except v -7 suoli as may be made with a pair of pliers or the like ata place removed from the factory and in order to provide such a construction and one which Vwhen in place will not limit the extendability of the goring or elastic insert at the frontportion of the shoe. We have provided a'plate which is narrow in construcv tion to be attached to the shoe with resilient Cil fingers provided on its front surface to receive the back bar of the buckle which may be snapped into place, and we have provided ameans which may cooperate with an opening inthe buckle bar orwith a notch which may be easilyformed in the back bar by pliers '.With

i a cross bar 13 spaced from the backof the ornament V.which is customarily provided with sew holes 14, 15, and 16.l The back bar 13, however, may be notched as at 17 by a pair lof pliers for the purpose hereinafter specified. f

Theplate attachment member .is formed o sheet stock with. a base or body portion 18 andsideportions 19 causing the saine to beV generally channel shape in'cross section, Vto receive the bar 13. Spaced along the opposite side edges of the body portion of theV plate are spring fingers 20, rolled inwardly toward or outwardly from each other to provide resilient portions betweengwhicli the i bar 13 of the buckle or ornament may snap into position.y rlhere are also provided V- reference tothe drawings,10` desig-V shaped fingers 21 on the opposite edges of the plate folded inwardly toward each other to engage in the notches 17 in the bar of the buckle to, prevent-`slidingniovenient, of the bar. .alongthe" plate ine'nibeiiiafter r` snapped into position ybetween the i"e'silieiit fingers 20. Oriasan alternative, the plate attachment In order thatthe attachmentplate secured to the shoe, wemay provide holes,24, as illustrated in Figure 3, for sewing the same in position or a recess.2i5` .extending laterally of the attachment plate may be pro- L vided to receive the threads 26 which are passed about a portion 27 of the shoe to secure the plate in its position,3the recess being pro-V i member may be providedvvitha resilient de` vided so as to permit the. bar to Contact the backor body portionj18 of they plate and not interfere withits clamping bythe spring fingers.- v l i ,y .7., i

.lnV still other instances, the platev member may be attached .to the portion 27 of theshoe Aby a staple 28, as illustratedin Figure 6,\

whilein still othervinstances spurs 29 and30 .Y

may be provided onv themarginal edgesof 4.

the plateinember topierce afportion 4of the shoe member 27 and be bent over itaback surface to secure the same theretozor the spurs 31 and 3,2 may' be cut from 'thestockof the plate wit-hin its periphery and bent .topierceV the s h'oe portion 27 and extend, over the back thereof as at 33 to secure the plate memberin position. f

In some cases weihave'found that the resily ient means, for Vreceivingtheback lbar maybe formed by cutting a portion of the plate and raising it 'to provide' spring fingers 34 and 35 oppositelyl disposed 4to. receive the bar'f 13 bei fr tweenthem byra relative twisting movement,

between the plate andvbar, theplate36 being provided withzsuitabl'e sewingholesor other attachment to the shoe. i

A still further modification of this type of convenient'` means as previously indicatedfor` i lingers illustrated inFigures 22Land 23, in

which spring fingers 38am formed as straps i leaving resilient. .portions 39 to vbe suitably bent toengage the opposite surface of the bar to increase A,the friction thereon which will assist in preventing movement ofthe bar holding means is formed as illustratedinf Figures 18 and 19 in which theplate 10 is slit and l straps i-1' raised Ytherefrom to receive beneath them the resilient wirey portion 42 bent to engage the bar 13 at spaced portions therealong and beneath which the bar may be moved by sidewise movementl to resiliently and frictionally hold t-he same in position. The plate 40 of this construction is provided with suitable means as heretofore described for attaching the same to a shoe as desired. It will be understood that in the type of construction in which the bar is pressed firmly against the plate by the resilient fingers such as illustrated in sheet V2 of the drawings, Figures 18 to 23 inclusive, that it is often not necessary to provide means to prevent a sliding of the parts due to the strong friction of engagement thereof.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but we desire it to be understood that we reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

We claim:

l. In combination, a shoe ornament having a. retaining element spaced from the back thereof, a plate, means for securing the plate to a shoe, and sets of cooperating resilient aligning and gripping members positioned on said plate for frictionally gripping said retaining element between them at longitudinally spaced points to releasably attach the shoe ornament in aligned position on the shoe.

2. In combination, a shoe ornament having a retaining element spaced from the back thereof, a plate, means for securing the plate to a shoe, and sets of resilient aligning and gripping members on said plate each set spaced apart and open at the front between them between which the retaining element may be snapped from the front to be frictionally gripped for releasably vattaching the shoe ornament in aligned position on the shoe.

3. In combination, a shoe ornament having a retaining element spaced from the back thereof, a plate, means for securing the plate to a shoe, and sets of resilient aligning and gripping members on said plate each set spaced apart and open at the front between them between which the retaining element may be snapped from the front to be frictionally gripped for releasably attaching the shoe ornament in aligned position on the shoe, and a projection for preventing endwise displacement of said retaining element on said plate.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

IVILLIAM L. MYERS. GEORGE D. HARRISON. 

